Archived FedPro Message
SUBJECT: REAP - Small, Rural School Achievement Program and Rural and Low-Income School Program
LISTSERVE MESSAGE DATE: March 26, 2012
Part B of Title VI of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 authorizes the Secretary of Education to award funds under two separate formula grant programs designed to address the unique needs of rural school districts.
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Under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program (SRSA), the Secretary awards grants directly to eligible LEAs.
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Under the Rural and Low-Income School Program (RLIS), the Secretary awards grants to the State which, in turn, awards sub grants to eligible LEAs on a formula basis.
In order to determine the 2012-2013 allocations and eligibility in accordance with the rural education legislation, the United States Department of Education (ED) plans on using information from the 2012-2013 spreadsheet located in the 2012-2013 Small Rural School Achievement Program file at the following web site: http://www.dese.mo.gov/divimprove/fedprog/financialmanagement/Smallruralachieve.html
Since the data on the spreadsheet will affect all State and LEA allocations, the U. S. Department of Education has urged us to provide LEAs with an opportunity to verify the data on the Excel spreadsheet. The deadline to submit changes to this spreadsheet is March 30, 2012. Please e-mail your changes to Pat.Kaiser@dese.mo.gov
For your convenience, we have prepared a list that identifies districts whose eligibility for one of these two grants has changed between school year 2011-2012 and 2012-2013. This list is located at the same web site listed above. The name of the file is SRSA Changes for 2012-2013.
If you have questions, please feel free to contact our office.
Pat Kaiser
Director, Financial Management
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
PO Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Ph. 573-751-8643
Fax 573-522-3477